Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...William Stratton and came to an agreement-a half-cent for the state, a half-cent for Chicago. In one hour's work in Stratton's office, Daley picked up additional revenue for Chicago that now runs about $24 million a year. Stratton also agreed to help push through long-needed legislation to give Chicago home rule. With this power in his pocket, Daley could extract from the ward dukes of his city council a large measure of subservience; he had control over contracts, budgets and jobs. After a series of battles in the council, Daley succeeded...
...petulant feud with paunchy "Uncle Ludwig." Adenauer's influence is still great, and last week the field was still wide open with half a dozen other candidates, led by Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroder, to be considered. Whom would der Alte prefer? "I don't want to push anyone into misery," he grinned impishly to foreign correspondents. "Do you think this job is a pleasure...
...problem of dumping 575,000 new shares of United Dye stock on the market without depressing the price. Instead of selling the new shares through the New York Stock Exchange, they engaged seven boiler rooms to float the stock on the over-the-counter market, got touters to push the stock with false claims. To keep the stock up and lure more gullible investors, United Dye engaged a shady bank in Tangier to buy the old shares listed on the Big Board, which were so thinly held that a few purchases were enough to maintain the price. After the Guterma...
Teammate Chris Ohiri should push Awori in the broad jump. Soccer star Ohiri previously held the Crimson in-door broadjump mark at 24-4, until Awori recently jumped 24-51/2. Having recovered from a pulled muscle, Ohiri should be in top form for the meet, and may give Harvard a 1-2 finish in the broad jump...
...inspired Crimson sextet pumped home five tallies in one fantastic nine goal period against Clarkson last night to upset the Golden Knights 6-4 and push its way into the E.C.A.C. tournament finale tonight. The come-from-behind conquest was Cooney Weiland's 199th victory as a University coach and one of Harvard hockey's finest hours...